My neighbor took her kids shopping last week at the local Meijer (kind of a regional Walmart for those unfamiliar with the store) and somehow they came home with some fish.
And here is where the fun starts...
The helpful pet department clerk sold them a goldfish (probably common, I'm not an expert) and another, smaller "goldfish" to keep it company. "Goldfish #2" is really a molly.
For bowl #2 - oh, yes, these are in 6 or 8 inch diameter bowls - we have a neon tetra and a scissortail rasbora. Insert the facepalm of your choosing here.
They also sold her a bunch of different food, no declor at all, just StressCote or whatever it's called.
Needless to say, the fish have not eaten for a week (other than the goldfish) and she asked me for my opinion. So, I have a rescue on my hands.
I have a 30g high with 5 peppered corys, 4 zebra danios (which are getting rehomed in the near future), 8 green neon tetras, 20ish RCS and various nerite and ramshorn snails.
I can take in the three tropicals but I don't have room for the scissortail, let alone a school of them. The neon should school with my greens, I would think. I really don't want the molly but it should be OK for a few days. I'm going to recommend that she take the scissortail and molly to the LFS and at least get them rehomed there, and I'll keep the neon if they want.
At this point, they've been in room temperature bowls with no water changes and no food for a week, so I'm not sure they will make it at all.
Any advice? I'm a little leery of putting them in my tank since I'm sure they are stressed beyond belief, though they look healthy enough right now, all things considered.
And here is where the fun starts...
The helpful pet department clerk sold them a goldfish (probably common, I'm not an expert) and another, smaller "goldfish" to keep it company. "Goldfish #2" is really a molly.
For bowl #2 - oh, yes, these are in 6 or 8 inch diameter bowls - we have a neon tetra and a scissortail rasbora. Insert the facepalm of your choosing here.
They also sold her a bunch of different food, no declor at all, just StressCote or whatever it's called.
Needless to say, the fish have not eaten for a week (other than the goldfish) and she asked me for my opinion. So, I have a rescue on my hands.
I have a 30g high with 5 peppered corys, 4 zebra danios (which are getting rehomed in the near future), 8 green neon tetras, 20ish RCS and various nerite and ramshorn snails.
I can take in the three tropicals but I don't have room for the scissortail, let alone a school of them. The neon should school with my greens, I would think. I really don't want the molly but it should be OK for a few days. I'm going to recommend that she take the scissortail and molly to the LFS and at least get them rehomed there, and I'll keep the neon if they want.
At this point, they've been in room temperature bowls with no water changes and no food for a week, so I'm not sure they will make it at all.
Any advice? I'm a little leery of putting them in my tank since I'm sure they are stressed beyond belief, though they look healthy enough right now, all things considered.